How your legislators voted - Oct. 23, 2013

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Oct 27, 2013 at 7:14 PM

CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS: The House on Oct. 23 passed, 417-3, a bill to oversee more than 700 Army Corps of Engineers water projects budgeted at $60 billion for purposes such as flood control, river navigation, harbor dredging and shoreline protection. A yes vote was to send HR 3080 to conference with the Senate. Voting yes: Mike McIntyre, D-7thVoting no: Walter Jones, R-3rdENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS: The House on Oct. 23 refused, 183-236, to require normal rather than fast-track environmental reviews of water projects authorized by HR 3080 (above). A yes vote was to strip the bill of language that would expedite environmental checks in order to help trim a deep backlog of pending projects. Voting yes: McIntyreVoting no: JonesOCEAN PLANNING: The House on Oct. 23 voted, 225-193, to bar the Army Corps of Engineers from advancing administration guidelines for the stewardship of ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources. A yes vote backed the GOP amendment to HR 3080 (above) over arguments it was shortsighted and regressive.Voting yes: JonesVoting no: McIntyre